Police apologise for gunpoint arrest of Emirati man after 911 caller linked him to IS

Police and a mayor in Ohio have said they are "very sorry" after wrongfully arresting at gunpoint an Emirati man, who they accused of having links to IS.

In a small "peace meeting" broadcast by local media WEWS-TV, Avon's chief of police Richard Bosley said to Ahmed al-Menhali, who was detained while wearing a traditional white ankle-length robe and headscarf: "To disrespect you was not the intent of the acts of any of our officers.